Axura nekropolises
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| Location | Sharur district, Azerbaijan |
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Axura necropolises is an archeological site dating to the end of the Iron Age located at the eastern end of the village of Axura in Sharur district in Azerbaijan.[1]
The necropolis is located at the eastern end of the village of Axura, near the area called "Yuxarı bulaq", "Teymur's garden". Due to its location on the right bank of the Axurachay, part of the necropolis was washed away by floodwaters. The area of the surviving part is 150 x 100 meters. The headstones are made of giant stones and have a conical shape. A hole with a diameter of 20 x 25 cm was opened in the gradually reduced part. Apparently, a rope was tied to the stones from this part and they were brought to the cemetery by dragging. Two earthen graves were excavated in the necropolis. The graves are 1.5 meters deep and 1.85 m long. A male skeleton was found in both of them. No material and cultural samples were found in the graves. The necropolis belongs to the III-VIII centuries.[2]